One of the biggest fears that a surgeon has when performing laser vision correction is that a patient will develop post-LASIK ectasia. Ectasia is the word used to describe a cornea that thins and bulges out. A big issue with ectasia is that sometimes glasses can’t correct vision. Patients might require hard contact lenses or…

In a recent article written by Kane et al. from Australia, there is a comparison of intraocular lens power calculation formulae. When cataract surgery is performed, the natural lens of the eye is replaced by an artificial lens that usually sits in the position in the eye that the natural lens had previously been. In…

One of the best things about ophthalmology and medicine in general is that there are always people adding new knowledge to the field. I recently experienced this firsthand. After patients get cataract surgery, they usually get eye drops to take at home. One of the types of drops that we give is an anti-inflammatory steroid…

Many eye providers have slightly different opinions on when people should obtain eye exams. In general, I think everyone should have a full, dilated exam once every few years. The aspect of this that I want to focus on in this post is that anyone who has ever had any medical eye issues should have…

Some might say that I am old fashioned or that I have a vested interest in the status quo (which I do to some extent), but I feel I should express my opinion regarding online websites that essentially work around in-person examinations. These websites are becoming more and more common in my experience. They essentially…

One of the common things that people don’t know about cataract surgery is that it is possible to see “negative dysphotopsia” afterward. This is essentially a shadow caused by the edge of the optic. During a cataract surgery, a substitute/artificial lens is placed in the eye to replace the natural crystalline lens (which is what…

In my practice, I see patients with macular degeneration. Some of these people need injections in their eyes in order to help their vision. I usually start with the most commonly used injection in America for macular degeneration. If that relatively inexpensive medication doesn’t work, I often switch them to a different medication after three…

For a long time, ophthalmologists have been seeking the “Holy Grail” of lens implants that can restore “youthful vision,” allowing good sight without glasses at all distances. We haven’t yet reached that target, but there have been some advances. Originally, cataract surgery was mostly about removing the potentially blinding cataract from the patient’s eye without…

I was reading an article this week that was a summary of Acute Retinal Necrosis. ARN, as it is abbreviated, is definitely one of the scariest diagnoses that I have come across. It isn’t all that common, but it’s not exceedingly rare either. It is a devastating retinal disease that can progress in a matter…

For a long time, I scoffed at other physicians comments regarding their preference for branded drops. I always felt that the generic drops contained the same compounds and therefore would not have any different effect than branded drops. I also did not give much credence to patients who claimed that they preferred one brand of…